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Reducing tobacco consumption is a major public health objective, with the prevalence of active smoking estimated in 2017 at 26.9% of the French population aged 18 to 25. The negative impact of passive smoking on children's health and development has been demonstrated by numerous studies, especially
In a 4-week crossover study in 38 patients with COPD, roflumilast 500μg daily significantly reduced sputum absolute neutrophil count, IL-8 and neutrophil elastase compared with placebo treatment. Interestingly, the mechanism of anti-neutrophilic inflammation with roflumilast treatment in patients
Background:
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common lethal inherited disease in North European populations, affecting approximately 1:2500 live births. It is a multisystem disorder with respiratory morbidity and mortality being the leading cause of death. Lung disease in CF is characterized by
Determine whether nutritional supplement sulforaphane (SFN) is safe to administer to breast cancer patients undergoing doxorubicin (DOX) chemotherapy. The investigators have identified biomarkers for presymptomatic detection of DOX cardiotoxicity in breast cancer patients and reported that SFN
Study Design: A factorial design will be employed with exercise frequency (6 days/week or 2 days/week) treated as a between-subjects variable and time (baseline, end of training, end follow-up) treated as a within subjects variable. Subjects will be randomly assigned to exercise groups (6 days/week,
Effects of inhaled alpha-1-anti-trypsin in bronchiectasis patients with chronic bronchial infection.
Introduction: one of the main features of bronchiectasis is chronic and deregulated neutrophilic bronchial inflammation. Excessive neutrophilic elastase (NE) activity has been widely described as
The study will evaluate the airway epithelial effects of EC (electronic cigarettes) vapor containing nicotine when used as a tobacco replacement tool. By using active cigarette smokers as a comparator group, the study will increase our knowledge of whether the use of ECs is more or less harmful than
The recent introduction of electronic cigarettes (ECs) to provide habitual smokers a source of nicotine without the need to inhale tobacco smoke is thought to reduce toxicity to airway epithelial cells. The use of ECs decreases use of traditional cigarettes diminishes nicotine withdrawal symptoms
This study will be a prospective, longitudinal, observational, single-center, exploratory, natural history study to collect samples and data that will enable prospective explorations of the interaction between environmental exposures and disease progression over time in moderate-severe atopic
Generations of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) have spent their childhoods fighting for breath and losing. Until recently, CF patients succumbed to this fatal, inherited lung disease as infants, young children or adolescents. With cutting-edge research spurring medical advances, each decade has
5 groups of 20 individuals each: group 1 CF, group 2 COPD, group 3 asthma, group 4 tobacco exposure, group 5 control subjects.
Collection of exhaled condensates in all subjects and of sputum in subjects belonging to groups 1 and 2.
Clinical examination and PFTs in all patients.
INTRODUCTION Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a progressive inflammatory disease of the pancreas accompanied by abdominal pain and in late stages, by exocrine and endocrine insufficiency. The etiology of CP include alcohol abuse, hereditary, ductal obstruction, tropical pancreatitis, systemic diseases
Patients will undergo a general medical evaluation by a pulmonary physician (and consultants as appropriate for other organs). The typical routine medical studies to be carried out may include: chest X-ray (posterior-anterior and lateral), non-contrast high resolution CT scan of the chest, pulmonary